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Anthony Daniel Wordsworth (born 3 January 1989) is an English professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
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for Maldon & Tiptree. He started his career at
Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...
where he graduated from the youth system to the first team, making nearly 200 appearances in an eight-year spell with the club.


Career


Colchester United

Born in Camden, London, Wordsworth is a product of the
Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...
youth system, and was handed a professional contract at the end of the 2006–07 season. He made his senior debut when appearing as a substitute in a League Cup defeat at
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...
on 14 August 2007. His league debut came seven months later as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against
Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...
. He made his first senior start three days later in a home defeat to
Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...
. Wordsworth signed a three-year contract extension in August 2008 after finishing as top-scorer during pre-season and a recent run in the first team. Wordsworth scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 away defeat to
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...
on 11 October 2008, and his second goal doubled United's lead to make the score 2–0. He scored his third goal of the season in a 3–3 away draw against local rivals
Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference ...
on 1 November 2008. Colchester manager
Paul Lambert Paul Lambert (born 7 August 1969) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Ipswich Town. Lambert played as a midfielder and won the Scottish Cup in 1987 with St Mirren as a 17-year-o ...
praised Wordsworth's goal saying it was a "terrific header, terrific cross in the first place". A free kick specialist, Wordsworth put Colchester ahead in a 2–1 defeat away to
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on 31 October 2009 when he scored from a free kick. He scored a header against
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...
in a 2–1 win on 11 December 2009 to take Colchester third in
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. Wordsworth again scored against
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rivals Southend in a 2–1 away win, scoring the winner when he curled in a 20-yard free kick on 26 December 2009, before scoring again three days later at home to
Southampton Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...
in a 2–1 win. He scored a double against Southend United on 8 February 2010 in a 2–0 home victory to ensure he had scored in the last three meetings between the two sides and he scored four days later in a 2–2 away draw with
Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...
. He scored in a 3–3 home draw with
Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...
on 23 March 2010. Wordsworth scored another double in a comprehensive 3–0 win over
Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...
on 10 April 2010. He scored a goal from 18-yards in a 1–1 draw against
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...
on 24 April 2010. Wordsworth finished with 11 league goals for the 2009–10 season, even with Colchester winning just once in the final 13 games of the season. Wordsworth opened his 2010–11 season with two goals in a 2–2 opening day away draw with
Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
, with goals in the 10th and 11th minute, the second a free kick. He then scored in a 3–1 home win over Tranmere on 25 September 2010. He scored on New Years Day 2011 in a 3–3 home draw against
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...
. This was to be his last goal of the season. Wordsworth signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with the club, having scored five goals in 18 appearances in the 2010–11 season and reaching double goalscoring figures in the previous season. Wordsworth scored the first goal of the 2011–12 League One season with a goal from inside the six-yard box in the 11th minute of a 4–2 away win over Preston on the opening day of the season. He scored twice as Colchester trounced
Oldham Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...
4–1 for their first home win of the season on 27 August 2011. Wordsworth scored from close range in a 1–1 home draw with
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...
on 10 September 2011. Three days later, Wordsworth scored an injury-time free-kick against Brentford for ten-man Colchester in another 1–1 draw. He then scored a winning penalty against
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in a 1–0 victory on 24 September 2011. He scored another free-kick against
Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...
in a 4–2 win on 29 October 2011. He again scored the only goal in an away win over
Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...
on 17 December 2011 and then scored a goal in Colchester's 2–0 win over Exeter on 31 December. He scored a late header to rescue one point against Oldham in a 1–1 away draw on 28 February 2012 and scored a 5th minute curling effort against table-topping Charlton in a 2–0 win one week later. He fired in a long range shot in a 3–1 away defeat to Walsall on 27 March 2012. In the final game of the 2011–12 season, Wordsworth scored a 90th minute consolation goal from 18-yards to bring his goal tally for the season to 13 against Notts County in a 4–1 loss. Wordsworth scored his first goal of the
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campaign with an 87th minute equalising penalty against
Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...
on 18 September to lift Colchester from the bottom of the League One table. Captaining the team, he scored his second goal of the campaign in a 2–0 away defeat of
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...
on 23 October, drilling home a
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pass. His third came as the opening goal in a 2–0 victory against Bury on 17 November 2012.


Ipswich Town

Wordsworth joined
Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...
on 30 January 2013 for £100,000 on a two-and-a-half-year deal, with the option of an additional year. On his full debut for the club, Wordsworth cracked three vertebrae in a collision with
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Matt Gilks Matthew Gilks (born 4 June 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Blackpool, Burnley, Norwich City, Rochdale, Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Shrewsbury Town, Scunthorpe United, Lincoln City, Fleetwood T ...
and was forced to spend the weekend in hospital. He scored his first goal for the club in the defeat to Hull City on 13 April 2013, his first game back after that injury. He was released by the club at the end of the 2014–15 season.


Rotherham (loan)

On 22 August 2014, Wordsworth completed a half-season loan move to Rotherham United. He scored once for Rotherham in a 3–2 defeat to
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...
.


Crawley Town (loan)

On 15 January 2015, Wordsworth joined
Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...
on a three-month loan.


Southend United

In July 2015 Wordsworth signed a two-year contract at Southend United. At the end of the 2017–18 season he was released by the club.


AFC Wimbledon

On 12 July 2018, Wordsworth signed for
AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in ...
. He was released at the end of the 2019–20 season following the end of his contract.


Barnet

On 13 November 2020, Wordsworth signed for
Barnet Barnet may refer to: People *Barnet (surname) *Barnet (given name) Places United Kingdom *Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below. *East Barnet, a district of the borough below; anc ...
on a contract until the end of the season. After 19 appearances he left the club following the expiry of his contract.


Waterford

Following his release from Barnet, Wordsworth joined
League of Ireland Premier Division The League of Ireland Men's Premier Division (), also known as the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Republic of Ireland and the highest level of the Republic of I ...
side
Waterford Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford H ...
on 9 July 2021. On 5 November 2021, Wordsworth was struck by a firework in a game against
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club is an Irish professional Association football, football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is List of football clubs by competit ...
, resulting in treatment, before the game continued after a stoppage. He made a total of 17 appearances in all competitions over the season, scoring 5 goals as they were relegated to the
League of Ireland First Division The League of Ireland First Division, also known as the SSE Airtricity League First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in both the League of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland football league system. The division w ...
. On 17 January 2022, he signed a new contract with the club for the 2022 season.


Cheshunt

Wordsworth signed for
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side
Cheshunt Cheshunt (/ˈtʃɛzənt/ CHEZ-ənt) is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, situated within the London commuter belt approximately north of Central London. The town lies on the River Lea and Lee Navigation, bordering th ...
ahead of the 2022–23 season. On 24 September 2022, he made his league debut in a 4–3 home defeat to
Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Angels Football Club is a professional association football club based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. The team competes in the National League South, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded as Tonb ...
, in which he started the game. Wordsworth was replaced at half-time by Reece Beckles-Richards, who went on to score Cheshunt's third goal of the game. A mixture of lack of fitness and the club's wage bill saw Wordsworth released from the club within a week of his debut.


Enfield Town

Wordsworth signed for
Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...
Premier Division side
Enfield Town Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 333,587 in 2021. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Hig ...
on 5 November 2022.


Chelmsford City

On 23 May 2023, Wordsworth stepped back up to the National League South, signing for Chelmsford City. On 8 May 2024, Chelmsford announced Wordsworth had left the club.


Maldon & Tiptree

On 13 June 2024, Maldon & Tiptree announced Wordsworth had signed for the club in a player-coach capacity.


Career statistics


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wordsworth, Anthony 1989 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Camden English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Colchester United F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Southend United F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Barnet F.C. players Waterford F.C. players Cheshunt F.C. players Enfield Town F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players League of Ireland players Isthmian League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland English football coaches Colchester United F.C. non-playing staff 21st-century English sportsmen